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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Buffalo SabresDec 19, 2023

Final· KeyBank Center
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CBJ
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BUF
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Goals123TShots123T
CBJ3429CBJ1413734
BUF1124BUF4141129
CBJ 56BUF 65
CBJ 3.01BUF 2.38
PP goals
CBJ 1BUF 1
Hits
CBJ 13BUF 26
Blocks
CBJ 16BUF 13
PIM
CBJ 6BUF 4
CBJ 45%BUF 55%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Buffalo Sabres 9–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Buffalo Sabres 9–4 at BUF. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 3G 0A.

  1. Points
    Kirill Marchenko had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:20.Marchenko
  2. Points
    Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:22.Gaudreau
  3. Points
    Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:30.Fantilli
  4. Points
    Cole Sillinger had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:47.Sillinger
  5. Points
    Dylan Cozens had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:04.Cozens
  6. Points
    Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:54.Johnson
  7. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:04.Dahlin
  8. Points
    Sean Kuraly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:16.Kuraly

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, CBJ at BUF: 121 attempts, 63 on goal, 13 goals, 5.39 expected goals; best chance Emil Bemstrom at 0.23 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← CBJ attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BUF
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · BUF 65 · CBJ 56

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at BUF: expected goals 2.38 to 3.01 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 56, 13 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFCBJDGFMMMGKOTCSJnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFCBJcontrol2nd3rdDahlin · 1st 0:30Gaudreau · 1st 10:35Fantilli · 1st 14:40Marchenko · 1st 19:48Marchenko · 2nd 7:37Marchenko · 2nd 7:55Gudbranson · 2nd 8:52Kuraly · 2nd 12:27Okposo · 2nd 18:54Thompson · 3rd 2:57Cozens · 3rd 7:51Sillinger · 3rd 8:30Johnson · 3rd 10:59
  • BUF pressure
  • CBJ pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CBJ 32% of the game, BUF 28%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, CBJ at BUF: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (32:12) for BUF and Daniil Tarasov (60:00) for CBJ, 13 goals.

BUF
CBJ
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCBJBUF
6161
3.232.11
3.162.09
1412
12
1412
−0.038+0.038
32%28%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:30
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Dylan Cozens, Casey Mittelstadt)snap0.17 xG
    CBJ: Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov, BlankenburgBUF: Mittelstadt, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Cozens, Peterka
    CBJ 0 – 1 BUF
  2. 10:35
    CBJJohnny Gaudreau (Adam Fantilli)wrist0.04 xG
    CBJ: Gaudreau, Werenski, Danforth, Blankenburg, FantilliBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, Power, Benson
    CBJ 1 – 1 BUF
  3. 14:40
    CBJAdam Fantilli (Johnny Gaudreau, Ivan Provorov)snap0.11 xG
    CBJ: Gaudreau, Werenski, Danforth, Blankenburg, FantilliBUF: Okposo, Clifton, Samuelsson, Krebs, Quinn
    CBJ 2 – 1 BUF
  4. 19:48
    CBJKirill MarchenkoPP (Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski)other0.17 xG
    CBJ: Gaudreau, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, ChinakhovBUF: Johnson, Robinson, Samuelsson, Quinn
    CBJ 3 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 7:37
    CBJKirill Marchenko (Egor Chinakhov, Andrew Peeke)wrist0.06 xG
    CBJ: Kuraly, Provorov, Peeke, Marchenko, ChinakhovBUF: Okposo, Robinson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs
    CBJ 4 – 1 BUF
  2. 7:55
    CBJKirill Marchenko (Egor Chinakhov, Ivan Provorov)wrist0.09 xG
    CBJ: Provorov, Peeke, Marchenko, Voronkov, ChinakhovBUF: Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, Cozens, Peterka, Power
    CBJ 5 – 1 BUF
  3. 8:52
    CBJErik Gudbranson (Alexandre Texier, Sean Kuraly)wrist0.10 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Kuraly, Gaunce, Bean, TexierBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, Power, Benson
    CBJ 6 – 1 BUF
  4. 12:27
    CBJSean Kuraly (Alexandre Texier, Brendan Gaunce)tip-in0.08 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Kuraly, Gaunce, Bean, TexierBUF: Okposo, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, Quinn, Power
    CBJ 7 – 1 BUF
  5. 18:54
    BUFKyle Okposo (Casey Mittelstadt, Victor Olofsson)wrist0.10 xG
    CBJ: Gaudreau, Provorov, Peeke, Danforth, FantilliBUF: Johnson, Okposo, Clifton, Olofsson, Mittelstadt
    CBJ 7 – 2 BUF

3rd period

  1. 2:57
    BUFTage ThompsonPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch)slap0.07 xG
    CBJ: Werenski, Bean, Danforth, SillingerBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Mittelstadt, Dahlin, Peterka
    CBJ 7 – 3 BUF
  2. 7:51
    BUFDylan Cozens (Zach Benson, JJ Peterka)wrist0.04 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Bean, Danforth, FantilliBUF: Jokiharju, Cozens, Peterka, Power, Benson
    CBJ 7 – 4 BUF
  3. 8:30
    CBJCole Sillinger (Zach Werenski, Kent Johnson)tip-in0.12 xG
    CBJ: Werenski, Provorov, Bemstrom, Johnson, SillingerBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Robinson, Samuelsson, Dahlin
    CBJ 8 – 4 BUF
  4. 10:59
    CBJKent Johnson (Cole Sillinger, Emil Bemstrom)slap0.21 xG
    CBJ: Werenski, Bemstrom, Johnson, Sillinger, BlankenburgBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, Krebs, Power
    CBJ 9 – 4 BUF

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sean Kuraly CL1112+330.2420015:16——5061
Alexandre Texier LL1022+220.1800014:33——4259
Brendan Gaunce CL1011+220.1100012:32——4159
Egor Chinakhov RL2022+120.0900015:30——4835
Kirill Marchenko RL2303+140.3500015:20——4835
Dmitri Voronkov LL2000000.0001214:37——3627
Justin Danforth RL3000020.0710017:07——4451
Adam Fantilli CL3112020.3531014:30——4551
Johnny Gaudreau LL3123010.0400014:22——4750
Cole Sillinger CL4112+250.5111015:47——6889
Kent Johnson CL4112+210.2100013:54——7895
Emil Bemstrom CL4011+230.4820013:40——7489
Zach Werenski DD1022+320.1904023:32——3859
Nick Blankenburg DD1000+200.0223018:42——4260
Ivan Provorov DD2022+210.0300022:20——5546
Andrew Peeke DD2011+100.0012219:08——4733
Jake Bean DD3000+110.0101217:50——6177
Erik Gudbranson DD3101+130.1213016:18——6981
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)W29254.8622.3860:00

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kyle Okposo RL1101-210.1022217:26——5738
Eric Robinson LL1000-210.1420013:17——5027
Peyton Krebs CL1000-320.1430213:04——4127
Zach Benson LL2011-120.1200019:03——6850
Tage Thompson CL2101-460.5141017:22——5034
Alex Tuch RL2011-410.1711013:57——4027
Casey Mittelstadt CL3022000.0200017:17——4552
JJ Peterka RL3011+130.2100017:13——5565
Dylan Cozens CL3112+150.3932016:04——5856
Jack Quinn RL4000-210.1020014:35——3523
Tyson Jost CL4000000.0001011:40——00
Victor Olofsson LL4011+110.0110011:00——3327
Rasmus Dahlin DD1112-130.2302024:04——5660
Mattias Samuelsson DD1000-220.0932021:34——5460
Owen Power DD2000-400.0901017:32——5432
Henri Jokiharju DD2000-400.0020016:38——5125
Connor Clifton DD3000000.0331018:34——3633
Erik Johnson DD3000+110.0200017:06——4432
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenL16115.6881.6532:12
Devon Levi(start)—18144.7781.3627:37

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 1st 0:30 · assists Dylan Cozens, Casey Mittelstadt · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 49.9 mph shot · 3.5 s from entry to goal.

Rasmus Dahlin · 1st 0:30 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
49.9 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s

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Adam Fantilli · 1st 14:40 · CBJ

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
26.9 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
7.1 s

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Kirill Marchenko · 2nd 7:55 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
37.2 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Erik Gudbranson · 2nd 8:52 · CBJ

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
69.1 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
4.0 s

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Sean Kuraly · 2nd 12:27 · CBJ

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
24.7 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Tage Thompson · 3rd 2:57 · BUF PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
89.6 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
6.8 s
Type
one-timer

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Dylan Cozens · 3rd 7:51 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
71.3 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
1.5 s

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